Collapsible grave-pillow.



J. M. & W. I. DODDRIDGE. GOLLAPSIBLE GRAVE PILLOW.

APPLIOATION FILED OOT. 5.19021.-

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JAMES M. DODDRlDGE AND WILBUR I. DODDRIDGE, OF MILTON, INDIANA.

COLLAPSIBLE GRAVE-PILLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 5, 1908.

Yatented June 15, 1909.

Serial No. 456,131.

To all urlzom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES M. Donnmnsn and YVILBUR I. Donnnmon, bothcitizens of the United States, and residents of the town of Milton, inthe county of \Vayne and State of Indiana, have invented a new anduseful Collapsible Grave-Pillow, of which the following is a full andaccurate specification and exposition.

The object of our present invention, broadly speaking, is to provide agrave-pillow which will be neat and attractive in appearance, light inweight, which may be crushed or collapsed whereby it will occupy aminimum of space, and which can be manufactured and sold at acomparatively low price.

It is becoming more popular each year to make the graves in which webury the dead as attractive as possible, and to contribute to thispopular demand. is the primal object of this invention.

Our invention is susceptible of being made in a variety of forms, allembodying the same general principles of construction, and in thedrawings forming a part of this specification we have shown two suchforms which clearly illustrate our invention.

In the drawings referred to Figure 1 shows a side elevation of the framefor a substantially round pillow. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a completed pillow of the round form, andFig. 4 is a section of the same.

Similar indices denote like parts throughout the several views.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood we will nowdescribe the construction and operation thereof with absoluteexactitude.

The frame-work of our invention is formed of annealed wire, and in theform shown in Fig. 1 comprises a girt or equatorial wire 1, having aplurality of U-shaped bends i equally spaced apart throughout itsextent. The two ends of the wire 1 may be hooked or twisted together asat 1 to form a complete circle.

The numeral 2 denotes a plurality of ribs, also of wire. The centerport-ion of each of said ribs 2 is bent or coiled around the Wire 1,each in one of said bends 1 from which said ribs extend in oppositedirections and then project centerward each in a segment.

The numerals 3 and 4 denote two plates, each having a plurality ofapertures therethrough, equal in number to the number of ribs 2. One endof each rib 2 is secured in an aperture in the plate 3', and the otherend of each rib is likewise secured in an aperture in the plate L. Theframework thus formed is to be covered with a fabricated exterior 5,which should be constructed in the form of a sack, its lower part beingopen forming a mouth for the insertion of the wire frame, and the mouthbeing adapted to be closed by a draw-string 6; and the top opposite themouth is gathered in the center and provided with an idle button 7.

The form above described may be packed in quantities in a small compassof space;- the ribs being left straight and turned on the wire 1 so theywill lie parallel therewith. Desiring then to set them up we have onlyto attach the ends of the ribs to the plates, and then bring the coverover the frame and draw the underside of the cover together with thedrawstring G, and the device will be ready for use.

The utilization of our invention is as follows: After the rough box hasbeen placed in the grave or vault it should be lined with a fabricmaterial whereby the box or grave does not show. Our pillow is thendeposited at the head in the box, thereby causing the grave to morenearly simulate a bed or couch. hen the casket is let down inside thebox the weight will of course crush the pillow, and by reason of theconstruction of the pillow it will flatten out and occupy but a minimumof space, therefore it will not interfere with the positioning of thecasket.

It is evident that our invention may be made in various forms and sizes,and the covering or fabric may be formedv of any desired material. inorder to meet various conditions and preferences.

Having now fully shown and described our invention, what we claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-.

1. A collapsible pillow, comprising in combination, a wire framecomposed of an equatorial wire having a series of U-shaped bendstherein, a plurality of ribs having the center portion of each coiledaround the first named wire and located in said bends there of, a pairof plates each having the respective ends of the ribs attached thereto;and a sack-like covering inclosing said frame and composed of fabric,the mouth of said sacklike covering being adapted to be closed by adraw-swing, all substantially as shown and I described.

2. A collapsible pillow comprising, a frame composed of an equatorialWire having a plurality of U-shaped bends formed equi-distantly apartthroughout its length, a plurality of ribs having each the centralportion thereof coiled in one of said bends of the equatorial Wire,plates to which the 10 ends of the ribs are attached, and a fabricenvelop entirely covering said frame, all sub stantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto subscribed our names in thepresence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

J AMES M. DODDRIDG'E. \VILBUR I. DODDRIDGE. lVitnesses FmNcIs M. J onus,Lnwrs T. LAN'LZ.

